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World War II
Military and Veterans ➔ World War II Victory Medal
Identifier:
2022.9.108Description:
This World War II Victory medal was awarded to Grand Rapids resident Glenn A. Barrett who served in the United States Army during World War II between 1943 and 1946.The World War II Victory medal was awarded to individuals from all branches of the United States armed forces that served at least one day of active service between 1941 to 1946. The circular medal features a relief image of the Liberty figure holding a broken sword hilt in one hand and the blade in the other with her right foot resting on a war god's helmet. The reverse of the medal reads "United States of America | 1941-1945 | Freedom from Fear and Want | Freedom of Speech and Religion". The medal and ribbon bar has a wide red stripe in the center with twin rainbow stripes on either end, separated by narrow white stripes.
Date:
1943 – 1946Materials:
Ribbon, MetalDimensions:
0.375" h 0.5" w 0.25" dCurrent Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 2Source:
Gift of Grand Rapids Public LibraryRelated Entities:
Grand Rapids Public Library (donor)Alternate names: GRPL Glenn A. Barrett (used by)
Glenn Barrett was born on March 20th, 1923 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He graduated from Union High School in 1940 and enlisted in the United States Army in 1943. He served overseas in the 31st Signal Service Battalion in the China-Burma-India Theatre and ended his service in May of 1946. After the war, he worked for Jarecki Corp. and Tassell Industries before retiring in 1985. He passed away on May 8th, 2000.